Mop-wiring machine



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Patentedy Mar. 26, 1929. n 'Y n UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS F. KLIPS'IEIN AND JOHN U. BARR, 0F NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

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Application filed October 29, 1927. Serial No. 229,674.

'lhis invention relates to a machine for Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view of wire binding mops and the like, and consists lower controlling cam Wheel, worm wheel, of an improvement on the mechanism dlsclutches and intermittently related mechaclosed by our pending application Serial No. lnism constituting the lower essential motion 60 v 119,193, tiled June28, 1926, Patent No. 1,67 5,- controlling mechanism.

220. dated June 261928. Figure 7 is a plan view partly in section The primary object of the present improvcand partly broken away, of the mechanism ment is to provide a machine of the class shown by Figure 6. specified embodying a series of instriinien- Figure 8 is a transverse section on the line 65 talitics for facilitating the securing of mop S-8, Figure 7.

strands to a handle by means of a wire binder F gure 9 is an enlarged sectional side elevathat is duplicated in its application, applied tlonin full and dotted lines of portions of the to the inner and outer portions of the mop cutting and bending mechanism. l head bya novel form of mechanism that is Figure 10 is a horizontal section with .a 70 operable to reliably eli-ect a performance 0f part of themechanism broken away and in the several steps incident to the application Section on line 10-10,`Figure 11. of the Wire binder and in the proper timed Flgure 11 is a transverse vertical section relation. through the cutting mechanism illustratingv A further object of the invention is to protheV bending mechanism thereunder in front 75 vide mechanism for effecting a regular feed end elevation: 'n

' of the wire, forming the necessary hook means Flgure l2 1S a detail end elevation, 'on an in the wire. slackening of the latter at proper enlarged scale, of the bender arm,

intervals, guiding and cutting the. wire to The numeral 5` designates a bed or table `complete the operation without. relying upon 0f Suitable dimensions having a slot 5 eX- 80 ture embodied in our prior application here# edge and formed with an'outer flaring enT tofore noted and all controlled from a single trance Or diverged inlet 5b; The bed or table power applying point,to effectively and more 5 11My Suppm'tlngr pegs tl connected. by transexpeditiously complete the work and hold the verse braces, prererably constructed from 85 mop strands in secure engagement with the Ichannel iron oi' suitable iliinensions, as at 7, mop handle. i f and also termed with lower securing angle With` these and `other objects and advaniron feet 7a adapted to be secured to a suptages iii view, the invention consists in the port or the flooringon which the machine is construction and arrangement of the several mounted. Rising from tlie'rear portion of 90 parts which will be more fully hereinafter the' bed or table 5 is a vertical frame compris described and claimed. ing parallel spaced uprights Shaving bracket In the drawings l plates 9 secured to the front and rear sides Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a thereof and provided withl lower flanges 10 as @Xtengive manual Opel-tion LS in the Structending rearwardly `thereiuto from the front machinebrokentlirough in parts embodying which are bolted or otherwise secured to the 95 v lo the improved features of the invention, porbed or table. Extendingforwardly from tions of the mechanism also beine shown in the vertical frame between the uprights 8 section and in full and dotted lines. are upper. intermediate yand lower horizontal Figure 2 is a front elevation of the machine supporting arms 11, 12, `13 and 13a, each esalso broken through in part and broken away sentially comprising parallel plates or strips 100 15 to illustrate the improved mechanism, the 11, A suitable wire guide is adapte-d to be operation in part being shown in full and applied on the upper endl ofv the Iupright dotted lines. y l frame ot a character similar to that disclosed vFigure 3 is an enlarged sectional sideelevaby our aforesaid application, and through tionparticularly for controlling the operawhich a' wire 16 is regularly fed downwardly 105 tion of the clamping, cutting and bending over the front portion of the machine from a attachments. y suitable reel or other source of supply. The Figure 4 is an enlarged front side elevation parallel plates erst-rips 11a of the arms 11, of a part of the mechanism shown by Fig- 12 and 13 embrace andare terminally seureS. cured to an upright fixed guide shaft 17, 110 Figure 5 `is a horizontal section on the line which has itsv Vupper end: coinciding with the .5e-5,l Figure 3. i upper edges of the plates or strips 11a of the upper arm 1Q, and at its lower extremity terminates coincidentally with the lower edges of the plates 11FL of the lower 'arm 13. On the leftsid'es of the arms 1Q and 13 a. guide rod or strip 18 is secured, and thereon is adjustably mounted a check 19 and a trip 20, the said check and trip being held in their adjusted positions, respectively, by set screws 21 and which bind againstthe rear side edge of the guide rod or strip18. rEhe check 19 projects forwardly a predetermined distance and has a depending angular terminal 23, the lower edge 24of said check being horizontally straight. The trip has a projecting slidable trip nose 25 mounted in the forward extremity thereof and provided with a downwardly and outwardly tapered face 26, for convenience in passing the same by a part of the mechanism elevated above the said trip nose during the operation of the ma chine. The trip nose 25 has a pin 9,7 extending therethrough and engaging opposite slots 28 in the sides of the forwardly projecting extreniity of saidy trip, a spring s being mounted in rear of the trip nose Q5 within the trip 20, as shown by Figure 1 in full. and

vdotted lines, so as to always maintain the said trip nose in normal forwardly projected position and free for actuation by the mechanism cooperating therewith. Y

A clamp is mounted to vertically move or slide on the upright fixed shaft 17 and operates'b'etween the lower arm 13 and the check 19, the said clamp consisting of a forwardly projecting arm 29 having aslo't or seat 30 extending through the outer free end thereof and 'communicating with a vertical bore 31 located at a distance inwardly from the outer end of said arm. Extending transversely and horizontally through the outer end of the arm 29lis a shaft 32 having a cam or eccentric 33 fixed thereon and operating in the said slot or seat 30, the left hand end of the said shaft projecting outwardly beyond. the adjacent side 'of the arm 29 'and having a trip wheel 34a fixed thereon and formed with Vradialarms 35 adapted to be struclcby the trip nose 26 and the outer angularly depending end of the check 19. The cam is 'clearly shown in side 'elevation by Figure 3 and is free to operate within the slot or seat 30. Within the bore 31 clamping elements are mounted and consist of two semi-circular members 34 held in pla-ce by a lower securing device or tubular nut 34a, the said members having grooves 36 in their inner opposing faces which are ,vertically straight. The clanrping members 34 are shiftable, one towards the other, within the bore 31, the upper part of the bore being reduced, as at 37, and in alineme'nt with an upwardly proj ectu'g tube 38 secured at its lower end on the upper edge of the arm 9.9 and extending to and through a projection or block 39 which is disposed above the arm 12 and has a bore 40 extending vertically through the otiter extremity thereof for passage therethrough of the shaft 17, the upper end of the tube 38 being secured to the outer extremity of the said projection of the block 39. This projection or block 39 has its rear end fixed to the upper reduced extremity of a rack 41 with teeth 42 in its rear edge, the lower end of the said rack being secured to the rear end of the arm Q9 of the clamping means.

Bepending from the lower side ot' the outer end of the arm 17 is an angular guide foot 43, which held in fixed position by securement to said arm and also to the arm 13a immediately below, and in its horizontal member 4'3L `is formed a vertical guide bore 44 which is intersected by a horizontally' disposed die block 45. Rising from the horizontal member 43a of the foot 43 and in alinement with thebore 44 is a,comparatively short vertical guide tube 46 over which telescopes a tube 47 of slightly larger diameter and which, in turn, has a tube 48telescoping thereover and associated with an upper tube 49 of still larger diameter secured to the lower edge of the arm 29. The telescopic tubes 46, 47, 48 and 49 provide guide means for the wire 16 and are in alinement with the tube` 38 projecting from the upper edge ofthe said arm 29 to the block 39 above. The tubular telescopic sections 46, 47, 48 and 49 are of such length and associated against separation in such manner that they will effectively operate to correspond to the distance between the lower horizontal mem b er 43a of the foot 43 and the arm 49 without dissociation` the said tubular sections, when fully lowered or collapsed, causing the upper largest diametrical telescopic pipe section 49 to fully cover over the pipe sections 48, 47 and 46 below the said largest section. By means of these tubular guides the wire 16 is regularly fed downwardly wit-hout liability of becoming` misplaced or entangled with the adjacent mechanism and withl certainty as to straight vertical feed of the same. The telescopic tubular sectionsj ust referred to as well as the tube 38 also aline with the bores 31 and 41, respectively, formed in the clamp and the horizontal member 43a of the lower angular guide foot 43, and furthermore the joints between the section 46 and thetubular sections 4 7, 48 and 49 are so formed that there will be no obstruction to the free downward movement of the wire 16 therethrough.

The die` block is mounted in the outer portion of a cutter bore 50yextending horizontally through the foot 4,3a in rearof saidr die block, and reciprocatingly mounted in the. bore 50 is a cutter 51 having its forward end reduced bvequally tapering the upper and lower sides 52 thereof between guards 53 having front blunt ends 54, adapted to bear against the inner end of thedie bloclr45 to prevent the cutting edge 55 of the cutter 51 gli() *side portions of the head 57 longitu disposed parallelplun gers 59 are secured` and from `being crushed or dulled by forceful.

contact with the` said rear vedge of the block. The die block is removablyl held in the forward extremity of the bore by a wedge pin 56, as shown by Figure 9... The rear end of the. cutter 51 issecured tofa head 5.7, and

between, the front terminal of the head and the rear extrem ity of the member 43 a spring 58 surrouinls the rear extrt-inity of the cutter to assist in restoring the 'said ciitter Ito its retracted position after it hasbeen moved operate in grooves or ways'fGO formed inthe opposite sides ofthe said footv 43a.

adapted'to engage relatively shaped faces 62 at the rear terminals "of the upper-"portions of oppositely positionedk clamping dogs63 'lulerumed, as at 64. These dogs are located in the lower-portions of the opposite sides of the foot 43a 'and have downwardly and inv wardly `projecting free extremities orclamping members wvliich are oppositely disposed aheadof andclose. to a fixed depending guide G6 projecting from` the lower edge 4'94.anclfixed and exterior of theplate 93,.;.

ofthefoot 43"; This foot has "front verwtieal straight face 67in` alinementwithytlie lower outlet of the -bore 44... Asl shown by. Tin continual mesh with a corresponding bevfliigiire 9, the opposing faces of theclamping fupwardly. and` forwardly `.inclined Contact.

members are 'converged towards their lowerextremities, as at 68. YThe upper'extremi- Vties otftlie clampingdogsGS have inwardly j reduced extensions 691Whieh projectinto the i grooves or ways when operated-bythe plungers 59, as indicated invlligurell..A The head. 57 is connected to thelower arm of a'. bell crank 70 Which -is fulcrumed,as at 71,.I l vbetween theparts of the loweiarm 13e7 the upper a rearwardly projecting arinpf the belle-rank lever carrying a roller 72 in line with and vadapted -to'engage the llower.

face 7 3 or a slidingl carrier `74, allv as clearly l'shownby Figure :3, and disposed between parts ofthe arms 13 and 13, This .carrier 74 isof fblock-likefform, andhas a slot 75 foi-inedtherein` of predetermined contour,

tact cam proj eetion 79 which lengages aroller i '794 iuadvance thereof inthe ycarrier 74. In

t, the rear end ofthe carrier. 74airoller`80 is. mounted for engagementwitlrthelower .U0

,f8 ofthe .frame and thelowerparts 13 and .13, the saidi'nanually operative levers ,82. ex-

duced end 8.1of a manually operative lever S2 "fulcrumeg'll as at 8.3,between the uprights tending also `upwardly through a forwardly 'lprojectinginoveinent restricting strap Ful-:intll The plungers 59 have front terminals inwardly. Yaiidforwardly inclined faces 61, which area .having atitsiipper end a suitable handle or grip means for operating the same. It will be understood,tlierefore,that the forward reciprocating movement ofthe cutter 51 is- `against the resistance of the spring 58, and

when forward reciprocating pressure is relieved from the head 57, thesaid spring operates as a retractive means, as heretofore indicated Theshaft 77 extends' into suitable opposed bearings 86, as shown by Figure 5;-

a'iid has on oneend anoperating gear 87 held in rcontinual mesh with an idler. 88 on a rear extensionfframesecured to'and supyported.` bythe uprights 8 and coi-uprising front andrear plates 92 and 93 of the shape shown inthe drawings.v

On' the end of the shaft 91 of the.

gear -is`a pear-shapedcarrer 94'A having an inwardlyproiecting npin 95. `as clearly shown byFigure 4, tofeoo'perate -with a (le` kneva wheel 9 provided with radiali 'slots 96,

having the usual operation and being inountfff;

ed on a shaft 97 `The shaft 91' extends entirely through the plates 92 and 193031:', theextension frame,- and on its end opposite that to which is applied the gear 90 4.and carrier is a beveled gear 98 keyed.y thereon and held `eled gear 99 .on theupper endof'the forward 'ly inclined shaft 10() mounted' in a suit-able bearing, at its V upper extremity, asl at 101. The shaft 97, on the end` thereof opposite thathaving the .Genevawheel-96,has alspur gear y-102 Lfixedlthereoia andexterior of the plate 1 94 abovethebeveled gear 98, which meshes `with a motion transmitting.pinion-103`on a shaft 104, the latter also. havinga spur gear 105V fixedthereon and meshin g with .a pinion i106. on the adjacent.. endA of ashaft 107 ex- `upper endof the shaft .100, and through the pin 95 .the-carrier 94 operates at regular intervals the Geneva wheel `96 t-ojrotatey the shaft 97, the latter shaft, in turn, similarly operatingagear 102atf'intervals and also mounted on the-extremity of the rshaft 97 'i opposite that carrying the Geneva wheel 96,

the said gear 102 meshing with a pinionl03 on a shaft. 104 and Vthe latter, in turn, operating the 'gear 105,which`actuates the `pinion 106 on the shaft 107. i Infother words, the spur gear 102, pinion 103`v` and spur ygear 4105 are mot-ion transmitting gears,v proportioned or dimensioned inv accordancewith. the predeterminedtime otoperation, wherebythe pinion 10G-and shaft 107'will berotated at a pipper rapidity of `intermittent *motion throirefhthe actuationof the Genevafwheel pinion 142 at the lower end of a vertical shaft 1413 extending forwardly through a suitable bearing 14A in the table 5 and an upper terminal bearing 145. and fixed to the upper extremity of said shaft is a beveled pinion 146 meshing with a corresponding beveledpinion 14:7 on a shorthori-'- Zoiital shaft 1487 (see Figuresl and 2,) carrying a pinion 149 held inmesh with the rack bar L l1 secured at its lower end to the reareiid of thel arm 29 of the clamping means vand at its upper vend to the projection or block 39.

Through the medium of this mechanism, thev rack bai' 41 `and parts heretoforedescribed moving therewith are vertically reciprocated in timed relation at intervals through theaetuatioii of the saidlower rack bar 14() mounted iii suitable bearings 150 ii'ivai-ious parts of the frame, and secured to the said rack bar 140 by ascrew 151 is a cam roller 152 which engages and travels in the cam groove Y139 of the cam dise 138, as clearly shown by Figure 7. The rack' bar 140 `is reciprocated longitudinally in opposite directions by the action of .the cam groove 139 relatively to the roller 152. The shaft 132 continues to run during theoperation lof the machine and is thrown into'and .outof driving connection with relation to the shaft 137 by suitable clutch mechanism which, in the present infr struction 154,'disposed forengagenient with a corresponding clutch member 155 associated with the hub of the worin wheel 136.

The clutch head153 andthe clutchr iiiieiiiber head 153 and member 155are'coiitrolled as to their operation to transmit motion kfrom the 155 are correspondingly toothed, as at 156, so as `to interlock, and the clutch head has mounted thereon a roller 157 to engage a cam groove- .158 of'a clutch shifting lever v159 hinged at one end, as at 160, to the base strueture of the frame as shown by Figure 7. The clutch head 153 is engaged by a tension spring 161 surrounding vthe shaft 137 adjusted through the medium of a collar 162"L adjustably mountedion the shaft137, so that the said. clutehfhead will be shifted. when free from control, by the cam groove 158 of the lcver-159aiid the engagement of kthe roller 1.57 with said cam groove. The disengagement. of the lclutch head `153 relatively rto the clutch member 155 ensues when the roller 157 is located vin* an arcuate recess 162 of the cam Secured to the arm 12 groove 158 of the lever159, as shown by dotted lines in Figure7,and as long as the lever 159 is lowered, the retraction of the vclutch head 153 or disengagement fromthe clutch member 155 will remain 4constant `aslong as the roller'157 is located in the arcuate recess 162 of the said lever. Dueto 'the cooperative engagement of the lever 159 with theclutcli rhead 153 the shaft 137 will be rotatively inert,

the said shaft 137 only being actuated when the clutch head 153 is in engagement with the clutch member 155 of the worm `wheel 136.

The worin wheel136 is held in fixed position relatively to the shaft 137 by opposing collars 163 and 164 engaging the same `in the cen- Ytralportion, asshown by Figure 6, so that the `worm wheel 136 Vwill be constantly in; a location for instantly transmitting motion from the shaft 132 through themediuin `of the worin 135. y v' l The shaft 137 is 'heldby the bearings-165 and 166, adjacent to which. latter bearing is a beveled gear 167. Between the saine and n the bearing 166 is a `thrust 168 secured to said shaft, the beveled gear167continually meshing with the beveled gear 169 on the lower end of the shaft 100 by means ofwhich mof tion of the said shaft 137 is transmitted to the mechanism for yoperating the bender and in-v termittently related to the actuation of the cutting mechanism through'the operation of the shaft89, idle gear 88, driving gear and Vthe shaft 91. Incidently, vthe lever v109 fixed to thesliaft 91 has va rod 170 secured thereto and toits upper free 'end is attachedythe lower end of a'spring 171 which, in turn, lis .connected tothe uprights of ,theiframe work v rising from the bed 5. `By means of rod 170 and spring 171, the said lever 109is caused. to Y have a tendency to return to its normal position, the cam 108 acting` on the roller 103 against the resistance ofthe spring 171 attachedfto the rod 170 and by meansof which a tendency to quickinotion towards its noinial position is at all times imparted to the `said lever 109, thek link 112, the rod 113 and@ the nut 111ik slidably mounted on the shaft116.

The clutch mechanism incliidingthe clutch,`

worm wheel 136 to the shaft 137 and by means j of the latterto the remaining mechanism, as heretofore explained, through the operation of a foot treadle 172 fulcruinedfat an inter-` mediate point tothe lower 'portion of the `To rthe normally elevated frontfendwofr the treadle 17 2 a rod 175 is secured extending up- `wardly and being connectedto the lever 159.1;

and by means of which thelatter isi depressed to `effect engagementA between the said latter -A leverand the roller .157 to control'jtlie; opera-` (itl tion of the clutch head 15.3 in the manner also heretofore explained. The' pedal 172 is readily accessible at the front portion of the base structure of the machine during the several voperations of applying the binder wire to the mop head and at proper intervals which will be determined by the Operator.

Preliminarily, the wire 16 is fed to the machine or passed downwardly through the bore 40 of the block 39 and the tube 38, and. also through the bore 31 in which' are located the clamping members 34, the outermost clamping member being of harder material than the remaining similar member, and being adapted to clamp against the wire 16, the said wire passing" downwardly from the clamping member through the telescopic tube sections 49, 48 and 47 and the tube 46. The wire 16 is then continued through the bore 44 between the forward reduced extremity of the cutter 51 and die block 45 and thence downwardly through the slot 5 opening out througl'i the front ofthe table 5. A hook 16a is first normally formed on the lower end of the nose 16 when the said wire is fed downwardly through yt-he table 5, the bending mechanism remaining without operation at suoli time, and the mop head is then applied to the handle and placed on said table 5, the wire being looped around the inner portions of the said head, or around a certain quantity of the mop strands, and the hook 16fq being caught over the portion of the wire 16 above. At this time, the wire is drawn upwardly to tighten the loop formed by the wire around the mop strands and to bring the hook engaged portion of the wire close to the underside of the cutter, said upward drawing of the wire being accomplished through the clamping means comprising the members 34 held withinthe bore 31 of the arm 29, the cam or eccentric 33 bearing against the outer member 34, the trip wheel 34, which is adapted to contact with the trip nose 25 of the trip 20, loosening the clamping action ofthe clamp sufficient-ly to permit the latter to slide upwardly until it engagesrwith the depending angular terminal 23 of the check 19, which rotates the cam 32 through the trip wheel 33 to again tightly engage the wire 16 and exert suiiicient tension on the latter to exert a securing effectrelatively to a portion of the wire applied around the mop strands and a portion 'of the handle therein, and at the same time pull the par.- tially secured mop head upw rdly close to the underside of the cutting mechanism.

The arm 29 and the block 39 are connected to opposite extremities of the rack 41 and move as a unit on the shaft 17, and the guide rod or strip 18 remains fixed so that the trip 2O with its nose 25 and the check 19 may operate, as liust explained, to release the one clamping member 34 with relation to the other clamping member, and subsequently ref secure the wire 16 therein by a tightening o eration throuOh the cam on the shaft.

32, to again hold the said wire in secured position in the clamping mechanism at the proper timed interval. 'lhe unit is reciprocated by the shaft 143 and the pinion 142 which is operated by the rack bar 140. through the medium of the roller 152 engaging the cam groove 139 of the cam disc The shaft 143 is rotated two cycles during one revolution of the Said disc 138 owing t0 the shifting position of the roller 152 in the cam groove139 and the length of movement im. parted to the rack. During the movement of the wire downwardly through the mech-l anism, as heretofore explained, the latter prevented from bending' or becoming dis placed, and at a proper interval the cutting and bending mechanism arebrought into play and complete a. second hook on the severed end of the wire 16, formed at an angle to the hook 16?, being also, passed around the main body of the wire close to the hook 1Gn and drawn closely towards .the latter. When this iirst or preliminary securementis accomplished, the mop head and handle are ref moved and then replaced with the outer mop strands thrown over the inner secured ones and the same operation of wiring is employed .relatively to the outer side of the 1110,13, head, .f

so. that the said head will be firmly attached to the handle by a double wiring.

that is claimed as new is 1. In a machine for wire binding lllo'ps and the li he, a work table, wire feeding and clamping means, wire cutting means, bending and guiding means including a forwardly and rearwardly slidable and rotatable spindlc having a front slotted 'end also. provided with a wire opening therethrough and a yicldable guide, and mechanism for operating the said instrumentalities.

2. A machine of the class specified, comprising a work table having a slot opening out through the front portion thereof, an upright frame held on the table and provided with supporting means disposed in spaced rela. tion, wire feeding and clamping means vertically movable with relation to the upright and including a guide tube held on the clamping means and extending through the guide means, collapsible tubular feeding means below said clamping means, a wire cutting means below the chimping means and also supporting a wire guiding tube, bonding mechanism below the wire cutting mechanism having the main bendingeleinentthereof longitudinally shiftable forwardly and rear. wardly and also rotatable and having a wire bendiiw structure at its` forward extremity 'and also having a guide associated therewith and separated therefrom, and mechanism for operating the several instrumentalities.

3. ln a machine for wire binding` mops and the like. a work table, wire feeding and Clamp lui lill

ing means, wire cutting means, bending means i including a forwardly and rearwardly slidable and rotatable spindle having a front slot-*j ted end and an opening theretln'ough and a guiding means, means cooperating Vwith the said spindle and guiding means to restore the latter to normal position, and mechanism for operating the said instrumentalities.

t. Ina machine for wire bindingmops and the like, a work table, wire feedino' and 'clamp-` -in'gwith said spindle and' guide to-shift the same and also impart a rotatingmovement to the spindle, balancing means connected Yto the rear end of the spindle for restoring it tornermal position, and mechanism lfor operating the said instrumentalities.

5. Av machine of the class specified, comprising Wire-feeding means, wire clamping means connected to and spaced from a part of the wire feeding means and having an exterior-ly located operating device, vertically adjustable trip and check devices for engagement with the exteriorly located operating device of the clamping means, wire cutting means below the clamping means, wire bending and guiding means below the cutting means, and mechanism for operating the several instrumentalities.

6. In a machine for wire binding mops and the like, ka Work table, an upright frame held by the table and including supporting means,

7ire feeding and clamping means in superposed spaced relation and connected for uniform vertical movement, means for connecting the feeding and clamping means for unitary reciprocating movement, wire cutting means below the feeding and clan'ming means, a horizontally shift-able bending and guide mechanism below the wire cutting means, a drive shaft journalled in the work table, a

cam` mounted upon the drive shaft, a rack mounted for reeiprocation in the-work table and operably connected to be reciprocated by the cam, a vertical shaft provided with a gear for engagement with ythe rack, means for connecting said shaft to reciprocate the wire feedingand clamping means, and independent means operably connecting the wire cutting and bending means simultaneously with the operation of the cam.

7. In a machine for wire binding mops and the like, a work table, an upright frame held by the table and including supporting means, spaced wire feeding and clamping means having uniform vertical movement, a rack connecting said feeding and clamping means,

u wire cutting means having a guide bore therethrough and also provided with'a sliding cutter-in part movableV across the said bore, a

shiftable bending and guide mechanism below thewire cutting means, a drive shaft journalled in the work table, acammcunted'upon the drive'shaft, a rackmounted for reciprocationv in the work table and operably connected to be reciprocated'by the 'canna vertical shaft provided with a gear for engagement with the rack, means-for connecting said shaft to reciprocate the vwire feeding c and clamping means, and independent means operably connecting the wire cutting a-nd bend- S. irma-chine for wire 'binding' mops and the like',,cemprisinga work table having wireengagingy elements disposed in vertical sequence th'ereover and consisting of wire 'feed-*- ingand clamping'meansand wire cuttinging means simultaneously with the operation ,y kof the'cam.

and bending and associated guiding instru-j mentalities, the wire 'feeding and clamping means being uniformly vertically movable and the wire vcutting, and bending instruniientalities,heldiniixed 'position relatively to the said'feedling and clamping: meansa rack con'- necting the wire feeding andr clamping` means. a drive shaft journalled in thefworlf table, a cam mounted upon the drive shaft, a rack` mounted for reciprocation in the work table and operably connected to be reciprocated by the cam, a vertical shaft provided-with a gear for engagement with the rack, means for connecting said shaft to reciprocate the rwire feeding and clamping means, and independent means operably connecting the Wire cutting and bending. means simultaneously with the operation of theV cam. i

9; A machine for wirev binding mops and the like, comprising a work table, wire feeding and clamping means disposedin spaced relation, a rack connecting said feeding and clamping means for unitary movement, wire cutting and slotted bending and guiding means below the feeding and clamping means, a drive shaft journalled in the work table, a camr mounted upon the drive shaft, a rack mounted for reciprocation in. the work table and operably connected to be'reciprocated by the cam, a vertical shaft provided with a gear for engagement with the rack, meansfor con` necting said shaft to reciprocate the wireV feeding and clan'iping means, and independent means operably connecting the wire cutting and bending means simultaneously with the operation of the cam.

l0. VIn a machine for wire binding mops and the like a work table, wire feeding and clamping means, wire cutting means, bending means including a forwardly and rearwardly slid able and rotatable spindle having a front slotted end, a drive shaft journalled :in the work table,.a reciprocatory rack bar mounted in the work table and operably con- Krk1310 erebly Connected to, seid raek bei* and to the wire )feeding and Clamping meaps to lmpart reeiproeiitioii thereto, end gearing Connecting the Wire Cutting' end. bending ineens. to the drive Shaft.-

11. A. machine of the class speied @Qmplieing mein frame, ai Adrive ehe-ft journulled therein, a cam mounted 01,1 said drive Shaft, e rack bei mounted in, the mein ironie end oper-ably Connected to. Seid cani shaft to be reopifoeoted es the eboitrotates, e vertically 'movable from@ iiioiuitd in the main frame, a yeriiml shaft for Qperably gnnecting Seid freine to the rook bei whereby es die rack bar is recprocated, the shaft is oscilleied ood the vertically liiovoble. freine 1s reiproeoted, e wire. eienip. eorried by sind reciproco-tory frame, ineens in. ie path to ifeleeee .the chimp ee Seid fieoiie is moved a predeteifmilied distano@ upwardly, ineens in the path of die 01eme and above last megmfs Q operate the clamp to demping p0.- ston :md to measure the length Q Wire to form the Succeeding loop aS the movable v frame continues upwardly, meeiie opeiobly connected to the main shaft for forming a hook upon the lower end of the Wire, and @i cutter for the length of Wire operably Gonnested to. the mein ,Shaft and opera-ted .to sever the lengt-h 0i' Wire,

12. A machine of the c1115.@ specified comf prising :i 11min frame, a reoiprgcatory :frame mounted thereon, o guiding loiiip Carried by the reciprocziltory frame, means for operai-` ing the. ,Clamp t9 release 0r grip the, Wire, twg) edjlietobly mounted and spaced projections carried by the main frame and in the path of the clamp opera-ting means medirse the clamp to be released offer die frame lios ascended e predetermined distance and to be Caused to grip the fire to feed the Wire by e downward mm1-eurent und to pull the Wire at; the beginning of the up stroke .and previous to the release thereof, ond o telescopio guide be- 10W the clamp to be cQllzipsed is the clamp' descends Aand fo be extended fie die Clamp nscends.

111 terstunqny ser our hands,

whereof We 1ra-ve hereunto Lome F. Koiee'reiiy.

.iol-1N U. BARR. 

